Destinations, Travel tips, Festivals and Public Holidays
South Africa Holiday
South African Women’s Day 2013
Jan 2nd
South African National Women’s Day
National Women’s Day is one of South African public holidays observed on 9 August every year. The holiday commemorates South African women’s participation in a national march to petition against pass laws – a regulation to carry a special identification document for South African to enter the ‘white area’ during apartheid system – on 9 August 1956. More >
South African Freedom Day 2013
Dec 9th
Freedom Day in South Africa
Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa observed on 27 April every year. The holiday commemorates the first post-apartheid elections on 27 April 1994 in South Africa. The elections was famous as the first non-racial democratic elections in the country. More >
Human Rights Day 2013
Oct 27th
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is a special commemoration to promote equality of human rights for all people in the world. It is celebrated internationally, except South Africa, every 10 December – the date of the adoption and proclamation of Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. More >
Day of Reconciliation 2013
Oct 14th
Day of Reconciliation
Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa to foster reconciliation peace and national unity. The holiday is observed annually on December 16 after the end of apartheid system in 1994. South Africans celebrate Day of Reconciliation as the first of four public holidays in a 16 day period during summer. More >
Day of Good Will 2013
Oct 10th
Day of Good Will
Day of Good Will is one of South African national holidays to commemorate the downfall of apartheid system in South Africa with the rule of Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress (ANC). People in South Africa celebrate Day of Good Will annually on the day after Christmas, coincides with Boxing Day. In this day, South African people share their happiness with the poor by giving charity or showing concern to them. More >
South African Heritage Day 2013
Aug 12th
Heritage Day in South Africa
Heritage Day is a public holiday in South Africa to celebrate South Africans’ cultural heritage and appreciate diversity in their beliefs and traditions. South Africans celebrate Heritage Day on 24 September every year. The purpose of Heritage Day is to accept and respect diversity among South Africans as the citizens in a multicultural nation. More >
South Africa Public Holidays 2013 Calendar
Jul 17th
Public holidays in South Africa are determined at Public Holidays Act. There are 12 legal public holidays observed every year in this country. More >
Attractions for Nature Lovers in South Africa
Oct 15th
South Africa is incredibly famous for its landscape, cultures, and wildlife preserves. It is a kind of home for many great wild animals like elephants, giraffes, rhinos, crocodiles, lions, and many more. These animals were formerly left free in the forest or savanna. Because of a great number of persecutions happened to the animals, some wildlife preserve were established in South Africa to protect the animals from extinction. Travelers visiting South Africa are able to see the elephants, leopards, crocodiles, ostrich, and even whales in their habitats or natural preserves resembling their habitats. More >
Table Mountain – A Unique Flat-Topped Mountain in South Africa
Oct 12th
Table mountain is an unusual landmark in Cape Town, the capital city of South Africa. Unlike the other mountains whose shape is usually cone with rather taper-topped, the table mountain has a flat top with about 3 kilometers square wide. Because of the shape, it is difficult to get on top of Table mountain without experience an extreme hiking or get into a cable car. Only professional hikers are recommended to climb the mountain seeing that every side of the mountain is solid and steep. More >
South Africa Public Holidays 2012
Jul 4th
List of South Africa 2012 Public Holidays Calendar
South Africa has 12 public holidays as determined by the Public Holidays Act. The Act determines whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following on it shall be a public holiday.
